group reading

Tells the story of a group of mothers and their daughters who changed and enhanced their relationships by starting a monthly reading club, and includes advice on how to start a similar group, reading lists, and discussion guides.

Five women and one man in California's Central Valley begin a six-month series of romantic entanglements after forming a Jane Austen book discussion club.

A comprehensive guide to the art and practice of literature conversations that addresses text, organization, management, and assessment.

Offers a supply of annotated, intriguing, and original book lists and includes tips on creating your own reading group.

A guide to creating book discussion groups for elementary and middle school students that offers discussion topics and activity ideas for fifteen titles of different genres.

A guide to starting a weekly book club in the classroom or library that includes information on planning and conducting meetings, discussion questions, book summaries, reproducible activity sheets, and snack suggestions.

Lucy Calkins, founding director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, presents her vision for the whole of teaching reading, discussing the importance of teacher education in ensuring every child becomes a strong reader and writer, and the central role of the independent reading workshop in the reading curriculum.